So here's chapter 6. We're back to Harry & Ginny for the moment. This chapter will go on for quite a while, time-wise, in the story.
Chapter 6: Questions and revelations
Harry & Ginny
Harry and Ginny had moved into a muggle neighbourhood near Grimauld Place. They had told McGonagall where they were.
There was a knock at the door. "I'll get it," Ginny said.
She came back quickly with a man of about twenty-five. "Harry, this is Kai from next door. Kai, this is Harry."
Harry nodded at Kai.
I thought I'd come and meet my new neighbours.
Harry, Ginny and Kai talked for quite a while and Harry and Ginny had decided by the time he left that they would like him.
"He seems nice," Ginny said.
Harry had a plan so he just went straight into it, ignoring Ginny's comment. "Since we're pretending to be muggles I should tell you about them."
Ginny nodded.
"I think we should learn to drive at some point soon," Harry said.
"Drive what?" Ginny asked.
"A car." Harry knew that Ginny knew what a car was.
Fifteen months later. (Hermione is still with Draco and has had no contact with people; Ron is living in The Burrow; Harry and Ginny have passed their NEWTs and their driving tests and have a car and are still living next to Kai)
Harry went over to the window and indicated to the radio. This is a radio. It plays songs that the muggles like at the time," Harry explained.
Ginny laughed and got up to hit Harry. "I'm not stupid. I know what a radio is. I am a teenage girl that likes music."
"Oh, Ginny. You're still a child and I've taken you away to live with me." Harry said.
"You didn't take me. I chose to come. And I'm not a child," Ginny said indignantly, turning the radio on.
"And now we have 'The way I loved you' by Taylor Swift," the presenter said.
Ginny smiled, went to the centre of the room and started to sing and dance.
He is sensible
And so incredible
And all my single friends
Are jealous
He says everything
I need to hear
And it's like I
Couldn't ask for anything better
He opens up my door
And I get into his car
And he says 'you look beautiful tonight'
And I feel perfectly fine
But I miss
Screaming and fighting
And kissing in the rain
And it's 2 am
And I'm cursing your name
You're so in love
That you act insane
And that's the way I loved you
Breaking down and coming undone
It's a rollercoaster kind of rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
He respects my space
And never makes me wait
And he calls exactly
When he says he will
He's close to my mother
Talks business with my father
He's charming and endearing
And I'm comfortable
But I miss
Screaming and fighting
And kissing in the rain
And it's 2 am
And I'm cursing your name
You're so in love that you act insane
And that's the way I loved you
Breaking down and coming undone
It's a rollercoaster kind of rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
He can't see the smile I'm faking
And my heart's not breaking
'Cause I'm not feeling
Anything at all
And you were, wild and crazy
Just so frustrating
Intoxicated, complicated
Got away by some mistake
And now I miss
Screaming and fighting
And kissing in the rain
It's 2 am and I'm cursing your name
I'm so in love that I acted insane
And that's the way I loved you
Breaking down and coming undone
It's a rollercoaster kind of rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
Oh, and that's the way I loved you
Never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
"Really?" Harry asked.
"She's good," Ginny replied turning the radio off. "And it reminds me of when we started going out and then you left me."
"Ginny. Don't," Harry pleaded.
"Sorry," Ginny giggled running up to him. "Kisses?" she asked in a kiddie voice that Harry couldn't resist. He pulled her into him and kissed her deeply. Ginny tangled her hands in Harry's already messy hair and Harry held Ginny's waist. Ginny's hands moved down to the bottom of Harry's top and she pulled it off him. Neither of them knew how but they somehow managed to get up the stairs and into the bedroom without breaking the kiss.
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For the next week Harry spent a lot of time away from the house but Ginny enjoyed the time to think. On Friday night he asked Ginny to go out for a meal with him.
They both left the house without their wands. It was the first time they had managed to do it without worrying. They just wanted to be together.
Harry drove to a small restaurant near Diagon Alley. He and Ginny were trying to live like muggles but they, unconsciously, still connected with the wizarding world.
"I've hardly spoken to you all week," Harry said. "I'm sorry. There was something I had to do."
"It's okay," Ginny said. "It's strange because I feel alone but also as if you've left a part of you with me, especially now."
"Why especially now?" Harry.
Ginny looked like she was trying to hide something when she said "Oh, I don't know. Nothing."
Harry decided to ignore it. He looked down at the menu. "What do you want?" he asked Ginny.
"Everything looks really good but I think I'll have to go for the salmon," Ginny replied.
This made Harry burst out laughing in a way that got the pair looks from the others in the restaurant. "I'll get that too. Do you remember the last time we had it," Harry said when he had calmed down and everyone else was ignoring them again.
Ginny smiled. "Of course I do. That's why I'm getting it."
"Ronald!" Molly shouted up the stairs. "You complain at me for the whole summer that you want salmon and then you run away when I want you to help me make it!"
Ron, in his room, sighed and stomped down the stairs. He might have been the one that wanted the salmon but he certainly didn't want to have to leave his friends to do domestic things that no one else had to help with.
"Do I have to?" Ron said when he entered the kitchen.
Molly turned and told Ron that he had to take responsibility for his decisions.
"But you always make the dinner," Ron said, trying to get out of it.
"I don't care. Peel those potatoes," Molly commanded. "Without your wand," she added when Ron went to take it out.
"But mum," Ron whined.
Molly didn't need to say anything. The look on her face shut Ron up and he turned towards the sink and started to peel the potatoes. It didn't work very well and there was more mush that couldn't be used than actual potato but he got it done anyway.
Molly sighed when she saw what Ron had done. "Season the salmon while I see what I can do with this mess. I swear that's half the amount of potato that I would have got."
Molly used magic to cook the potatoes and was done in ten seconds. She left Ron to what he was doing and reminded him to put everything on plates and set the table and then went to sit in the living room with Fleur.
Ron decided to take advantage of the fact that there was no one watching him and when he set everything out he took out his wand. He pointed it at a plate and put custard inside the salmon. He then put the plates on the table and made sure he knew what one had the custard so he wouldn't sit there.
Ron went into the living room and said that dinner was ready but since it was only Molly and Fleur that were there he had to go upstairs and tell people too.
Harry, Ginny, Hermione, George and Bill went down the stairs with Ron. By the time they got to the kitchen Ron had forgotten what plate had the custard in it. He sat at a random seat and hoped that he didn't have it.
It was soon revealed who had the custard when there was a shriek from the seat directly opposite Ron. He looked up in time to see yellow tinged salmon flying at him from his sister's mouth.
"Ginny!" Molly exclaimed. "There was no need for that."
Ginny wiped her mouth and looked at her plate. She then looked up to see Ron looking disgusted but laughing hysterically at the same time. "He put custard in my food," Ginny complained.
"Ron!" Molly yelled.
"Sorry mum. Sorry Ginny," he said. "I forgot what plate it was on. It was meant to be for George," Ron lied. He hadn't meant for it to be for anyone in particular.
"Hey!" George shouted and threw a lump of potato at Ron.
Ron ducked and it hit Hermione who then tried to hit George with a handful of peas but they went wide and all managed to hit Harry. This, of course, started a food fight that even Molly and Arthur joined in with.
Finally, Molly decided everyone should calm down and said, "Upstairs and clean up. Al of you," she said looking at Arthur to tell him that he was to go too. She then cleaned the kitchen and put everything away.
The waiter came over to the table and asked what Harry and Ginny wanted. "Two salmons, please," Harry said.
Just as the waiter turned to leave Ginny said, "Can you please double check that there is no custard in it before you bring it."
This made Harry and Ginny start laughing again and the waiter just left them to it.
The meal went by without anymore fuss and Harry and Ginny went to sit in their living room when they got home.
Ginny," Harry said. "I first saw you eight years ago and I have been told that you loved me since then. I only realised I loved you three years ago and the time I have spent with you has been the best of my life. You have proved how much you love me by supporting me and leaving the wizarding world with me because I need space. I don't know about you but I think that proves how much you would be willing to do for me."
"I'd do more," Ginny said.
"I love you Ginny Weasley. Let me love you officially by becoming my wife," Harry said, taking out of his pocketed.
"Oh, Harry!" Ginny screamed. "Of course I will! I have loved you since I first saw you. You looked so lost and helpless and I knew then that I would be the one to give you the love you needed and to make you happy. I've done it and I will keep doing it as long as I'm alive."
"Thank you," Harry whispered, putting the ring on Ginny's finger.
"I love you," Ginny said, kissing Harry.
"You want to invite your family don't you," Harry said. "I don't mind."
Ginny shook her head. "Yes you do. You're not ready to go back yet. We can just invite Andromeda and Teddy and we can keep it a secret. We'll do it again when you're ready to go back."
"That's why I love you," Harry said. "Where are you going?" He asked when he noticed that Ginny was going upstairs.
"To tell Andromeda to come over so that we can get married. We should do it the muggle way because if a wizard does it it'll be all over the Daily Prophet tomorrow," Ginny said, going upstairs before Harry could stop her.
Harry sat on the sofa wondering why Ginny was so eager to get married.
"Done," Ginny said coming back into the room. "She's coming over with Teddy. They should be here soon."
"Why do you want to get married so soon?" Harry asked.
Ginny smiled. "Why wait? And otherwise we'll have to wait even longer, even though I'm not going to get a dress because I can have one the second time, I still want to look nice."
"And why wouldn't you look nice? You'll always look nice," Harry frowned.
Ginny giggled and twirled round in the centre of the room three times before replying. "I'm pregnant."
So did you like the chapter? I know I skipped a bit but there will be bits of time missed out in this story because it goes on for so long.
Just to remind you that Draco and Hermione are together and are hiding from people like Harry and Ginny are and Ron has finished his year at Hogwarts and is at The Burrow.
Andromeda didn't know where Harry and Ginny were but she does now. The only other witch that knows is McGonagall. Teddy has just turned two.
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